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Netflix's The Witcher will end with Season 5

Liam Hemsworth is set to take over the role of Geralt for the show's final two seasons.

Donovan Erskine

April 18, 2024 9:18 AM

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Season 4 of The Witcher series on Netflix is officially in production. In announcing this, Netflix also revealed that The Witcher has also been renewed for its fifth and final season, which will be shot back-to-back with Season 4.

Netflix announced the season renewal and ending of The Witcher in a blog post this morning. The streaming company says that the final season of The Witcher will bring the story to a fitting conclusion and complete the adaptation of the books written by Andrzej Sapkowski. Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich provided on the news of Season 5 being the end for The Witcher.

We learned back in 2022 that The Witcher would be returning for a Season 4, and that Liam Hemsworth would be replacing Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. However, it was previously unknown what the show’s future would look like beyond a fourth season. The Witcher was part of the early wave of critically acclaimed video game adaptations and spawned a prequel and spin-off show at Netflix.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_